A to Z of pigeons and bantams

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...pair used for trial and you lose them and your money. The essentials are a dry place to keep them, plenty of fresh air and fresh water, no draughts, good, clean food and grit and care as to lice and rats. Keep them hungry and active. No variety of pigeons command higher prices than a good, thoroughbred Turbit, and winners at large shows have sold for from $200 to $300 each, and a pair of breeders that will not command $25 are likely to be ordinary birds. Learn first to fancy the Turbit, then learn to care for them successfully and raise the young, then buy one or twa good pair in preference to ten ordinary pair, and with intelligent mating you will have good results and be successful. The accompanying cut of some of my birds and a cut of an English hen will give you some idea of their beauty, and you may conclude for yourself whether you like the English or homegrown the best. England has years of advantage over us in breeding this handsome bird, but many a good one has been brought here, and many good birds are raised in this country to-day, but Turbits are not as generally raised here as in Eng land for some reason or other, and the breeders of strictly highclass blue-blood Turbits in this country to-day can be counted on your fingers. The fancier who will take up the Turbit and hold to his oars until he reaches the headwaters of Turbit possibilities will have a name, for men like Kline, Lenhart, Ullrich, Orr, Parson Feather, Hart, Mclntyre and others will pass down in the history of the American advancement of this, my favorite bird. The Carneaux. I have been asked to write an article on pigeons, especially about Carneaux, which are my favorite birds. I want to speak of Carneaux as a squab breeder. From my point of view the Carneaux stands prominently at...